Don't look now, but it's 1984 again! It's Band Aid! Feed the World! "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas-time." Well, duh. It's Africa, not Chicago.
But seriously, folks, Band Aid was a noble effort, put together by Bob Geldof, to help African famine victims. "Do They Know It's Christmas Time?" is actually not a bad song, and the video is a hoot to watch. Bono, Boy George, the guys from Duran Duran, the chicks from Bananarama. How young they all looked. How stupid Sting's haircut looked. Speaking of hair, Phil Collins still had some!
The unfortunate flipside to hope is despair: 1984, 2008, how different are things? Africa is still a continent devouring itself, still rife with famine and disease, warfare and bloodshed. "Tonight, thank God it's them instead of you."
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